We studied the effect of two inconsistent emotions, fear and hope, in strategic decision‐making during a competition. We sought to examine which emotion will be more related to whether decision-makers accurately and objectively estimate their rival We developed a nuanced perspective on the effects of trait anxiety on rival estimation by integrating it with the competition shadow. Using a competition simulation and basing on data from 221 individuals across two countries, we found support for a predicted effect of trait anxiety on rival estimation. Several theoretical implications are discussed.

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竞争阴影：在估计竞争中的对手时，以恐惧与希望为基础

我们研究了两种不一致的情绪，恐惧和希望，在比赛中的战略决策中的影响。我们试图检验哪种情绪与决策者是否准确、客观地估计他们的竞争对手更相关。我们通过将特质焦虑与竞争阴影相结合，对特质焦虑对竞争对手估计的影响提出了一个细致入微的观点。使用竞争模拟并基于来自两个国家的 221 个人的数据，我们发现支持特质焦虑对竞争对手估计的预测影响。讨论了几个理论含义。